Re: to saw through moldy wood, a fixative or spray??

[Guest guest]

> Has anyone used some kind of fixative or spray to limit the amount of mold

that gets airborne in this situation? Should we try to wipe it down with a

biocide first? There's a small area where the plywood is coming up in layers

and there's fuzzy mold. This is where I'm really concerned about containing the

mold spores--it's not a smooth surface to wipe down.

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Always have some form of exhaust fan running when the removal work happens.

Here is a link that could fill in some of your info gaps:

http://www.certifiedcleaners.org/news.shtml

[Guest guest]

The same thing is happening to me right now! I had a leak under the sink and

removed one solid sheet of formica that backed the sink. A big whiff of mold

came out when we removed it. Now I don't know whether the formica under the sink

is moldy too and am thinking of just removing the whole bottom piece.

To answer your question-I don't believe a fixative etc will be effective. Just

removing a sheet of formica (no cutting or anything) contaminated my kitchen for

2 weeks now and its still not good.

I suggest removing an entire piece carefully-moldy or not just take the whole

piece away and replace it.

It's very discouraging when this kind of thing happens-I have resorted to taking

an anti anxiety medication for the duration because, from past experience, I

know the stress of wondering when and if my kitchen will ever be good again is

almost as bad as the mold it self.

Good luck!

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> We have some mold under our kitchen sink from a plumbing leak we didn't notice

right away. The wood needs to be removed. Our handyman will try to avoid

sawing through the mold but some of it is unavoidable.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the link, jolly. There's a window above the sink so we could seal

off a fairly small work space and exhaust right out the window.

Surella, sorry to hear you have the same dilemma! I'm scared what we might find

underneath the wood as well. I do want the whole piece of wood taken out but

there are some pipes that go through it. But I'll check if it's possible to

disconnect the pipes so the sawing goes around the perimeter, not where the mold

is in the center.

It is really stressful. We've done so much work on the house and it's much

better, now I'm afraid this might blow it.

Thanks and good luck to you too.

Amy